Every kid who grew up in the '50s had at least one playset and the lucky
kids had a bunch. Those of us who weren't lucky enough to have a bunch when we
were kids have collected them as adults. Some of us never stuck it rich and have had to take out
second mortgages on our homes to afford these little collectibles......

MARX toys was one of the better known playset names, but there were quite
a few others, among them Suzy Goose, T.Cohn, IDEAL and Superior.

(The majority of the sets on this page have now been sold.)

In the Fall of 2001, my wife Gay and I went on a crusade to the mecca of playset
land to visit 3 toy museums, all specializing in Marx toys: the Francis Turner
and Krueger toy museums, both in the Wheeling, WV area, and the Marx toy museum
in Erie, Pa. All three were great and we had a ball. I even picked up some great
vintage postcards for my
collection at one of the museums.

Little did we know however, that the Wheeling Marx plant was right down the
block from the
Bed and Breakfast we were staying at. We drove down to the
(mostly empty) ex-Marx plant and searched desperately for a connection with
Marx. Then, all of a sudden we spied the water tower. Bingo!

I couldn't resist this picture. How often do you see *two* Sears
Store playsets in the same room.

And of course, here it is a bit more complete.

The original version of the MARX Gas Station playset which was recently
reissued. The new version has different cars and is molded in different color
plastic. It also has Sears markings on the decals.-

The MARX International Jetport playset.(This is actually a combination of two
different sets.) -